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		fsckboy on July 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Assassin’s Creed Liberation delisted, unplayable e... > Steam ... provides massive disintermediation. I'm a small indie dev and they gave me immense value. the value they provide you is by being a intermediary between you and your customers; it's pure intermediation, there's no disintermediation.

j_4 on July 11, 2022 [–]

There's enormous disintermediation compared to what it replaced, which is publisher deals with many more hands taking a slice along the way. It's not a direct B2C relation, but it's certainly not "the exact opposite" like GP reply stated.

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